Branko Čibej wrote:
> Max Bowsher wrote:
>
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>> The thread "inverse of svn:ignore property" raised issues with
>> inflexibility of the svn:ignore syntax. In response, here is a proposal
>> for an enhanced syntax.
>>
>>
>>
>> Observation: In the current syntax there is no legal way to use a '/' in
>> ignore items, since they must apply to direct children of the directory.
>> Therefore we can use '/' as a signifier of some extended syntax without
>> rendering any old ignore props subject to changed interpretation.
>>
>>
>> Desired features:
>> * Selectively unignore patterns, for when the undesired files cannot be
>> concisely specified, but the desired ones can.
>> * Patterns applying only to directories or only to files.
>> * Extensibility for future features.
>>
>>
>> Proposal, by example:
>>
>> Example 1:
>>
>> !/*.cat
>> !/*.dog
>> *
>>
>
>
> Hm. There'se already a well-established syntax for decorating regular
> expressions (or globs, in our case); sed, perl, etc. use it; so maybe
> the flags should follow the pattern, e.g.,
>
> *.cat/!
>
> (One feature that lots of people will come shouting for are
> case-insensitive ignore patterns, and perhaps true regular expressions
> in the svn:ignore prop.)
>
> -- Brane
>
I might as well throw in a desire for comments.
Currently I add comments to svn:ignore by begining a line with # and
assuming no file will actually be called "# Generated by Make".
Sloppiness aside (it's effective, no reason to call it sloppy), the
ability to add comments in-line is still desireable. Adding an option
"*" in addition to "!" would allow C-style-looking comments:
somefile /* this is only required by windows and can be easily
regenerated */
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Received on Wed Jan 18 01:17:09 2006